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we must stop future sandy hooks right now. we cannot allow the schools of america to become killing fields. we must act now. i applaud all of those who are involved. >> do you want to speak very briefly? >> we call our caucus america's caucus. because it is diversified and it's unified. we make our appeal today to all americans. and command our leader, caroline, diana, the eloquence of the people who have spoken, my colleague from connecticut said it extraordinarily well. politics be damned here. there is a responsibility that we have as legislators that are unique. what took place in sandy hook and newtown, a quintessential new england community goes beyond horror. the weapon of choice that was used, an assault called a bush master, more than 3 million americans have them. 3 million americans have them. we make appeal to americans, to mothers, to fathers. we make an appeal to members of the press, who are the ones that can best articulate and ask the questions why? because we know this. as sure as we're all standing here, and
we must stop future sandy hooks right now. we cannot allow the schools of america to become killing fields. we must act now. i applaud all of those who are involved. >> do you want to speak very briefly? >> we call our caucus america's caucus. because it is diversified and it's unified. we make our appeal today to all americans. and command our leader, caroline, diana, the eloquence of the people who have spoken, my colleague from connecticut said it extraordinarily well. politics...
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if you were impacted by hurricane sandy, give us a call. our first call comes from elizabeth in dover, mass., on the line for independents. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have a point raised by geological professors. my background is in climate science. i think the house needs to act on this bill may be even before the fiscal cliff issues and not allowed to impede the relief efforts. we need to take the larger view. i am disappointed climate was not a bigger issue in the election. should fema and the federal government be in the business of insuring coastal properties due to be wiped out by future hurricanes? people need to consider the rebuilding efforts should be done in land on higher ground with greater thinking by the army corps of engineers. guest: elizabeth is referring to the national flood insurance program. the federal government provides flood insurance for people who live in high-risk areas. many people argue there is an incentive for people to live in at risk areas in the federal government is paying for people to live
if you were impacted by hurricane sandy, give us a call. our first call comes from elizabeth in dover, mass., on the line for independents. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have a point raised by geological professors. my background is in climate science. i think the house needs to act on this bill may be even before the fiscal cliff issues and not allowed to impede the relief efforts. we need to take the larger view. i am disappointed climate was not a bigger issue in the election....
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folks consoling each other outside the sandy hook sandy hookin newtown after a gunman killed 27 people, including 20 at an elementary school band and the shooter, adam lanza, was found dead inside the school. children were evacuated and taken to the fire station. it is also the lead story in this morning's edition of "the denver post." folks in the area who were stricken by the shooting columbine high school. they had this headline. the are showing the connecticut state police leading a line of children from sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut on friday after a shooting at the school. we're going to go to the phones and take this call from nelson in massachusetts. go ahead. caller: good morning. my concern was earlier we did have a gentle man who was 70 years old and the expert was on and disagreed about how times and society itself was much more innocent. i do not think these things are going to stop occurring. our society, our politicians, the banking system, they have now gotten to the root cause of the problem. nor do they solve the problems that common sense ameri
folks consoling each other outside the sandy hook sandy hookin newtown after a gunman killed 27 people, including 20 at an elementary school band and the shooter, adam lanza, was found dead inside the school. children were evacuated and taken to the fire station. it is also the lead story in this morning's edition of "the denver post." folks in the area who were stricken by the shooting columbine high school. they had this headline. the are showing the connecticut state police leading...
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since sandy struck, s.b.a. has been on the ground across the region providing individuals and businesses with information, support, and access to disaster recovery loans. as communities rebuild, s.b.a. is there from day one and we'll stay deeply involved over the long term. that is why, in addition to our disaster response team, our office of entrepreneural development and our partners play a key role in immediate disaster response and in helping the small businesses restart, rebuild, and thrive again. there are hundreds of thousands-o small businesses affected in the area. with 44 small business development centers, 14 women centers, our partners work together with s.b.a.'s center tow help staff of disaster recovery centers. and they selt up informational events in communities across the area. in this early period we help our business owners map out the process, collect information, and apply for disaster loans. they also connect business owners with local, state, and federal resources. and they help small bus
since sandy struck, s.b.a. has been on the ground across the region providing individuals and businesses with information, support, and access to disaster recovery loans. as communities rebuild, s.b.a. is there from day one and we'll stay deeply involved over the long term. that is why, in addition to our disaster response team, our office of entrepreneural development and our partners play a key role in immediate disaster response and in helping the small businesses restart, rebuild, and...
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"sandy ipads to political turbulence" is the headline in the -- "sandy adds to political turbulence" is the headline this morning. is this changing your plans for early voting here -- and here is a "financial times" headline. you can give us a call and talk to us about what you think the impact could be. here is a story from "usa today." let's hear from our first caller this morning. tom joins us on the democrat's line. good morning. >> i think there'll be a huge impact on the election, especially people lose the electricity. i remember the last storm they had was a year ago. if they lose their electricity for a week to 12 -- a week to 10 days, the voting machines will not work. i think the brunt of the storm will hit a blue states, as they say. if the brunt of the storm were to hit a swing state, this would be really tough to watch. >> does it feel like there's a lot of attention focused on this? caller: the weather or the election? host: the weather. caller: we have been in the biggest drop that we've been for 30 years, and we would like to see some rain. host: looking at how thing
"sandy ipads to political turbulence" is the headline in the -- "sandy adds to political turbulence" is the headline this morning. is this changing your plans for early voting here -- and here is a "financial times" headline. you can give us a call and talk to us about what you think the impact could be. here is a story from "usa today." let's hear from our first caller this morning. tom joins us on the democrat's line. good morning. >> i think...
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i know our neighbors to the north had a more ruthless and destructive sandy. it was especially difficult for families who lost everything in the storm. this is a time for us to be grateful for the heroism and the perseverance of the men and women who showed us that americans will always be stronger than the challenges that we face. as i did before thanksgiving, i can help but tell a story of their and during holiday spirit. in midland beach, new york, among the businesses devastated by the storm, a big christmas tree shines out of the darkness. as impacted families were still getting back to normal, one local nursery donated the tree. another chipped in for the lights. and 70-year-old, and his longtime buddies in the area planted it at the end of the street overlooking the town beach. as tom says, the tree has one function. it is christmas time. not disaster time. that sounds right. it brings you the message of christmas and peace and goodwill to all. it has guided people all around the world through good times, but also through bad times. is a chance for all
i know our neighbors to the north had a more ruthless and destructive sandy. it was especially difficult for families who lost everything in the storm. this is a time for us to be grateful for the heroism and the perseverance of the men and women who showed us that americans will always be stronger than the challenges that we face. as i did before thanksgiving, i can help but tell a story of their and during holiday spirit. in midland beach, new york, among the businesses devastated by the...
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it was planted just days before hurricane sandy and it made it through the storm in one piece. now we know that some of our neighbors to the north saw a more ruthless and destructive sandy. and this holiday season is ep live difficult for families who lost everything in the storm. it's also time for us to be grateful for the% veeverpbes of men and women in the storm's path that show us that americans will always be stronger than the challenges we face. as i did before thanksgiving i can't help but tell a story of their holiday spirit. in midland beach new york on a street lines with businesses devastated by the storm. a big christmas tree shines out of the darkness. just a couple of weeks ago as impacted families were seeking some sense of getting back to normal, one local nursery donated the tree and another chipped in for the lights and star. and 70-year-old tom and his long-time bud disfrom the area planted it at the end of the street overlooking the town beach. as tom says, the tree has one message. it's christmas time, not disaster time. and tom is right. for centuries the
it was planted just days before hurricane sandy and it made it through the storm in one piece. now we know that some of our neighbors to the north saw a more ruthless and destructive sandy. and this holiday season is ep live difficult for families who lost everything in the storm. it's also time for us to be grateful for the% veeverpbes of men and women in the storm's path that show us that americans will always be stronger than the challenges we face. as i did before thanksgiving i can't help...
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something horrible, something unexplainable happened at sandy hook elementary last week. mr. murphy: when people asked me how are folks doing, i tell them, right now there's a lot of blank looks, these people are trying to process what happened. 20 gleaming, beautiful children were gunned down along with six adults who loved them dearly. by a young man with a sickness that masqueraded as evil that day. so we're left asking, why us is? -- why us? why these little kids? the whys are almost infinite. and in the coming days and weeks, i guess we'll get some answers. but most of them won't have answers. when you peek through this vast darkness of the last few days, there's one thing we know for certain. if we wondered what kind of community newtown was, if we doubted our love for one another, those questions have been answered and been answered definitively. they were answered by the principal, who told her colleagues to run one way so she could run the other way, directly toward the gunman. they were answered by victoria soto who hid her kids in a closet and shielded her kids wit
something horrible, something unexplainable happened at sandy hook elementary last week. mr. murphy: when people asked me how are folks doing, i tell them, right now there's a lot of blank looks, these people are trying to process what happened. 20 gleaming, beautiful children were gunned down along with six adults who loved them dearly. by a young man with a sickness that masqueraded as evil that day. so we're left asking, why us is? -- why us? why these little kids? the whys are almost...
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host: any fallout or benefit from hurricane sandy for the candidates? guest: i think it's becoming clear that this has been a plus for president obama. how big, we will see. if you are the incumbents and you're in a tough race, what do you want to do? you want to look presidential. that's a great advantage of incumbency. that is precisely the way he has looked, with the help of his new best friend chris christie. i guess bill clinton will have to step aside. he was the president's new best friend. now it's chris christie. with that bipartisan blessing, the president looks good. for mitt romney, he was pushed off the stage. this storm was a kind of circuit breaker for about three days. momentum, at least according to the romney camp, had been building up for romney. you lose that. politics is not just about the national voter choice. there's a big dial-up emotions included in this. i think the air went out of the balloon to a certain degree for romney during those three days. does he have time to regen? of course. we are back in the campaign today and wi
host: any fallout or benefit from hurricane sandy for the candidates? guest: i think it's becoming clear that this has been a plus for president obama. how big, we will see. if you are the incumbents and you're in a tough race, what do you want to do? you want to look presidential. that's a great advantage of incumbency. that is precisely the way he has looked, with the help of his new best friend chris christie. i guess bill clinton will have to step aside. he was the president's new best...
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it was planted just days before hurricane sandy and it made it through the storm in one piece. now we know that some of our neighbors to the north saw a more ruthless and destructive sandy. and this holiday season is especially difficult for families who lost everything in the storm. it's also time for us to be grateful for the thousands of men and women in the storm's path that show us that americans will always be stronger than the challenges we face. as i did before thanksgiving i can't help but tell a story of their holiday spirit. in midland beach, new york, on a street lined with businesses devastated by the storm, a big christmas tree shines out of the darkness. just a couple of weeks ago as impacted families were seeking some sense of getting back to normal, one local nursery donated the tree and another chipped in for the lights and star. and 70-year-old tom and his long-time buddies from the area planted it at the end of the street overlooking the town beach. as tom says, the tree has one message -- it's christmastime, not disaster time. and tom is right. for centurie
it was planted just days before hurricane sandy and it made it through the storm in one piece. now we know that some of our neighbors to the north saw a more ruthless and destructive sandy. and this holiday season is especially difficult for families who lost everything in the storm. it's also time for us to be grateful for the thousands of men and women in the storm's path that show us that americans will always be stronger than the challenges we face. as i did before thanksgiving i can't help...
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superstar standee -- superstore sandy saslow de of homebuilding rate in the northeast. the credit ratings agency for its ratings is warning that the u.s. is more likely to lose its aaa rating if lawmakers can't agree on averting the so-called fiscal cliff of across-the-board spending cuts and tax increases due to take -- to kick in next month. in the first ever downgraded government debt, standard and poor's cut its rating from aaa to aa +. there will be a discussion of esparta in 45 minutes. hear his remarks live at 10:00 a.m. eastern. the choice for 2012 person of the year by nbc, president barack obama. he also received honor -- the honor in 2008 when he was elected president prepares >> i did not conduct a nationwide survey of gun owners, but among those who own guns that i talked with, i found that very often, the reaction -- you know, your way of thinking before and after you have a gun is very different. i think any law-abiding gun owners realize is that when he or she has a gun, it is a huge responsibility. if you use this weapon it responsibly or wrongly, you c
superstar standee -- superstore sandy saslow de of homebuilding rate in the northeast. the credit ratings agency for its ratings is warning that the u.s. is more likely to lose its aaa rating if lawmakers can't agree on averting the so-called fiscal cliff of across-the-board spending cuts and tax increases due to take -- to kick in next month. in the first ever downgraded government debt, standard and poor's cut its rating from aaa to aa +. there will be a discussion of esparta in 45 minutes....
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for some it was sandy hook elementary school in newtown. for jim and sarah brady, a day in 1981 changed everything when jim a stand behind the armed guards but was still struck by gun violence. that the change everything -- that did change everything. every day in america, everything changes for hundreds more families. every year in america, 100,000 americans are shot, 30,000 of them fatally. 40% of gun sales take place without a background check. no questions asked. felons and domestic producers can easily get guns. 74% of nra members support closing this whole. we need a sustained, thoughtful, national conversation about solutions to air gun violence epidemic. a conversation that is respectful of the second amendment but cognizant of the risks dunst post to our families and neighborhoods, like in the cases you heard about today. none of these policies have anything to do with second amendment rights. this is the conversation the american public wants to have. those who own guns and those who do not, we are speaking out, based on one simpl
for some it was sandy hook elementary school in newtown. for jim and sarah brady, a day in 1981 changed everything when jim a stand behind the armed guards but was still struck by gun violence. that the change everything -- that did change everything. every day in america, everything changes for hundreds more families. every year in america, 100,000 americans are shot, 30,000 of them fatally. 40% of gun sales take place without a background check. no questions asked. felons and domestic...
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we must stop future sandy hooks right now. we cannot allow the children of america to being killing fields. we must act now and i applaud all those who are involved. >> we call our caucus america's caucus. because it is diversified and it's unified. we make our appeal today to all americans, commend our leader, carolyn, diana, the eloquence of the people who have spoken. my colleague from connecticut said it extraordinarily well. politics be damned here. there is a responsibility that we have as legislators that is unique. what took place in sandy hook and in newtown, a quintessential new england community goes beyond horror. the weapon of choice that was used, an assault rifle, called a bushmaster, more than three million americans have them, three million americans have them. we make appeal to americans, mothers, fathers, we make an appeal to members of the dress who are the ones that can best articulate and ask the questions why? because we know this, as sure as we are all standing here, and have acknowledged that we stood
we must stop future sandy hooks right now. we cannot allow the children of america to being killing fields. we must act now and i applaud all those who are involved. >> we call our caucus america's caucus. because it is diversified and it's unified. we make our appeal today to all americans, commend our leader, carolyn, diana, the eloquence of the people who have spoken. my colleague from connecticut said it extraordinarily well. politics be damned here. there is a responsibility that we...
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national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> as hurricane sandy continued along the east coast washington, d.c. and the presidential campaigns are adjusting schedules. the house and senate has a proceed form tpa session and the government is closed. the presidents have suspended campaign activities the rest of the day and the president is in washington, d.c. monitoring the situation with the fema. >> the stories are textbook left out. great stories about real people in american history. very important moments in american history that we don't know about. the first pilgrims in america came 50 years before the mayflower sailed. they were french. they made wine. they landed in florida in june instead of december but were wiped out by the spanish but we left that out of the textbook. a woman was taken captive by indians in 1695, marched into new hampshire. in the middle of the night she killed her captors and realized she could get a bounty for cancelness and got them and made her way to boston. they erected a statue to her, the first statue to an ame
national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> as hurricane sandy continued along the east coast washington, d.c. and the presidential campaigns are adjusting schedules. the house and senate has a proceed form tpa session and the government is closed. the presidents have suspended campaign activities the rest of the day and the president is in washington, d.c. monitoring the situation with the fema. >> the stories are textbook left out....
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x coming up tonight, after hurricane sandy caused heavy damage to parts of the east coast, president of odyssey national headquarters of the red cross. -- obama visits the national headquarters of the red cross. then a discussion on the news industry and investigative reporting. that is followed by a look at colorado as a swing state in between fatah elections. >> president obama visited the red cross national headquarters in washington d.c. today. he spoke about recovery efforts after hurricane sandy caused widespread damage across the east coast. he was in new jersey on wednesday. this is 10 minutes. >> first of all, i want to thank gail and charlie that are on the scene doing work every time we have a disaster here in the united states of america, but obviously the red cross is doing outstanding work internationally. we want to thank them for their outstanding work. a few things i want to emphasize to the public at the top, this storm is not yet over. we have gotten briefings from the national hurricane center. it is still moving north. there are still communities that could be af
x coming up tonight, after hurricane sandy caused heavy damage to parts of the east coast, president of odyssey national headquarters of the red cross. -- obama visits the national headquarters of the red cross. then a discussion on the news industry and investigative reporting. that is followed by a look at colorado as a swing state in between fatah elections. >> president obama visited the red cross national headquarters in washington d.c. today. he spoke about recovery efforts after...
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we had hurricane sandy and now people want guards in school. they will have a deal. if it goes over the fiscal cliff, it will hurt the republicans more. host: thank you for the call. a photograph of the president, cutting short his vacation. leaders were blaming each other for the stalled negotiations just days before tax increases lock in. more from the floor of the senate yesterday, harry reid. [video clip] >> speaker boehner should not have that members go back. they are not here. they are not here. john bennett seems to keep more about keeping his speakership than keeping the nation on firm financial footing. he is waiting until january 3 to get reelected as speaker. he has so many people over there that will not follow what he wants. that is obvious from the debacle that took place last week. host: back to your calls and comments. negotiations resumed at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon at the white house. north carolina on the republican line, good morning. caller: how are you/ i'm doing well -- how are you? the budget as far as the epa, i wonder if that would help cut
we had hurricane sandy and now people want guards in school. they will have a deal. if it goes over the fiscal cliff, it will hurt the republicans more. host: thank you for the call. a photograph of the president, cutting short his vacation. leaders were blaming each other for the stalled negotiations just days before tax increases lock in. more from the floor of the senate yesterday, harry reid. [video clip] >> speaker boehner should not have that members go back. they are not here. they...
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but also, understand that teams were already moving well before sandy hit. teams have been called from the midwest and south. it makes sense that -- if it makes sense that they can drive their faster than flying, then they are driving in. for those that need to, they're flying in this afternoon. >> i am wondering how the contacting process is going. some contracts are already in place. will there be proposals for other types of aid? does fema have enough money with the $3.6 billion? especially when they are only authorized for $3.8 billion. >> yes, we will be contacting for more. but you will have to go back to a lot of different agencies end renegotiate contracts. bid e will not be no-bati contracts. secondly, we will not run out of money in the response. the flood insurance is a separate account. we're looking at projected claims there. we're working closely with what would be the operators of the fund. but the drf is a separate account, and strictly for flood costs, and not for insurance claims payouts. we may need more we get into the damage assessments
but also, understand that teams were already moving well before sandy hit. teams have been called from the midwest and south. it makes sense that -- if it makes sense that they can drive their faster than flying, then they are driving in. for those that need to, they're flying in this afternoon. >> i am wondering how the contacting process is going. some contracts are already in place. will there be proposals for other types of aid? does fema have enough money with the $3.6 billion?...
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, superstorm sandy as it's been called. we also hope to take you live shortly to new orleans where attorney general eric holder will speak about the government's $4.5 billion settlement with b.p. over the oil spill in 2010. and news from the associated press this afternoon that two b.p. employees have been indicted on manslaughter charges in that oil spill, during that oil spill. we'll hear more from the justice department during that news briefing. also, coming up at 3:00 today, representative ed markey will talk about the oil -- the b.p. settlement. that's coming up at 3:00. we'll also have that live for you here on c-span. >> good afternoon, on behalf of all new yorkers, mr. president, it is an honor to welcome you here to our city. we are here with our two great senators, and the governor and i wanted to particularly thank you and particularly thank all the volunteers who have worked so hard for the last two weeks. 24/7 a lot of them, they have made all the difference. we are getting out of this. we are getting ahead. w
, superstorm sandy as it's been called. we also hope to take you live shortly to new orleans where attorney general eric holder will speak about the government's $4.5 billion settlement with b.p. over the oil spill in 2010. and news from the associated press this afternoon that two b.p. employees have been indicted on manslaughter charges in that oil spill, during that oil spill. we'll hear more from the justice department during that news briefing. also, coming up at 3:00 today, representative...
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let's look at sandy. the damage done by sandy, $60 billion. a cyber attacks on the power grid in the energy sector could do that. that is to the tune of $50 billion if not more. imagine the entire northeast been shut down with no power. it takes you back to primitive times. that is why these issues are so serious. the legislation is so important because we want the information given to the private sector so they can protect themselves in advance. >> any thoughts on the active defense? i think we should have the conversation on cyber. we have not clearly articulated this tragedy. we will never fire wall our way out of this. the initiative remains with the attacker. the rest of the world knew what our capability was. what good is having a doomsday machine that no one else got it? that is the idea. on the active defense, any thought there? >> we have spent a lot of time debating this. america would be proud, we have spent wrestling what could be a very difficult issue if we do not get it right. on at the defense there are really to quotients. the
let's look at sandy. the damage done by sandy, $60 billion. a cyber attacks on the power grid in the energy sector could do that. that is to the tune of $50 billion if not more. imagine the entire northeast been shut down with no power. it takes you back to primitive times. that is why these issues are so serious. the legislation is so important because we want the information given to the private sector so they can protect themselves in advance. >> any thoughts on the active defense? i...
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could there be problems with where you described caused by hurricane sandy? guest: most of the places affected by hurricane sandy are not covered under the special provision. for example, new jersey is not. most of you -- of new york is not. three of the burrows are. in a situation like sandy, it is going to be understandable that if a polling place cannot open, then you have to come up with an alternative. absent there being a blatant discriminatory motive with regard to particular change, for example, if a polling place is moved from a school to an all- white club, that might raise some eyebrows. other than something like that happening, section 5 does not prevent places like new york from having the flexibility to gynnae the changes they need to make. -- to make the changes they need to make. host: here is a comment on twitter. guest: i'm not sure if they are going to go to texas or not. the some of the people i met with on saturday, for example, are going to philadelphia. host: pennsylvania, andrew, a republican. caller: here in pennsylvania, with the ide
could there be problems with where you described caused by hurricane sandy? guest: most of the places affected by hurricane sandy are not covered under the special provision. for example, new jersey is not. most of you -- of new york is not. three of the burrows are. in a situation like sandy, it is going to be understandable that if a polling place cannot open, then you have to come up with an alternative. absent there being a blatant discriminatory motive with regard to particular change, for...
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any fallout or benefit from hurricane sandy for the candidates? guest: i think it's becoming clear that this has been a plus for president obama. how big, we will see. if you are the incumbents and you're in a tough race, what do you want to do? you want to look presidential. that's a great advantage of incumbency. that is precisely the way he has looked, with the help of his new best friend chris christie. i guess bill clinton will have to step aside. he was the president's new best friend. now it's chris christie. with that bipartisan blessing, the president looks good. for mitt romney, he was pushed off the stage. this storm was a kind of circuit breaker for about three days. momentum, at least according to the romney camp, had been building up for romney. you lose that. politics is not just about the national voter choice. there's a big dial-up emotions included in this. i think the air went out of the balloon to a certain degree for romney during those three days. does he have time to regen? of course. we are back in the campaign today and wi
any fallout or benefit from hurricane sandy for the candidates? guest: i think it's becoming clear that this has been a plus for president obama. how big, we will see. if you are the incumbents and you're in a tough race, what do you want to do? you want to look presidential. that's a great advantage of incumbency. that is precisely the way he has looked, with the help of his new best friend chris christie. i guess bill clinton will have to step aside. he was the president's new best friend....
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neighbors in the northeast to have lost their homes, possessions, and even loved ones to hurricane sandy. in the last few weeks i have had the chance to visit new jersey and new york. i have seen entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble, but i have yet to find a broken spirit. countless stories of compassion and resilience have emerged in the aftermath of the storm. the one that comes to mind is about a tree on staten island. it is a giant blue spruce that came crashing down on eight yard -- aya yard. today if you go to that street, you will see a lot of debris scattered, but you also see the top of that tree standing tall in front of his house. it is decorated with ornaments that survived the storm, along with anything that his neighbors could find, including cups and safety goggles. it is a christmas tree. it reminds the neighborhood there will still be holidays to celebrate and holidays -- happy memories to share. life will be rebuilt. tomorrow we give thanks not only for the things that we have or the people that we love, but for the spirit that sees us through the toughest times and h
neighbors in the northeast to have lost their homes, possessions, and even loved ones to hurricane sandy. in the last few weeks i have had the chance to visit new jersey and new york. i have seen entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble, but i have yet to find a broken spirit. countless stories of compassion and resilience have emerged in the aftermath of the storm. the one that comes to mind is about a tree on staten island. it is a giant blue spruce that came crashing down on eight yard -- aya...
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we have sandy on the line. sandy is an independent from charlotte, north carolina. caller: it is my understanding the u.s., the cia with israel has set up operations in tel aviv to set up the arab spring for citizens to protest against their own government. it comes down to a natural resource war with the agenda of gaining control of gainingthe bush family has owned private oil field in iraq. the whole thing is shameful. you are nothing but a mouthpiece for the pentagon and the defense department. i get sick of deceiving propaganda coming out of this whole deal. host: propaganda. guest: the pentagon does not feel that way, i can tell you that. the arab uprising began because people of those countries were frustrated with decades of oppression and absence of opportunities. if the united states and israel wanted to best protect their interests, they would have kept the status quo. they were doing fine with arab dictators happy to sell them oil and protecting the peace treaty with israel and protect american interests. there is no angle for a conspiracy to destabilize
we have sandy on the line. sandy is an independent from charlotte, north carolina. caller: it is my understanding the u.s., the cia with israel has set up operations in tel aviv to set up the arab spring for citizens to protest against their own government. it comes down to a natural resource war with the agenda of gaining control of gainingthe bush family has owned private oil field in iraq. the whole thing is shameful. you are nothing but a mouthpiece for the pentagon and the defense...
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hurricane sandy blue through overnight. president obama will travel to new jersey to view damage from the storm along with new jersey gov. chris christie. he visited the red cross headquarters today, saying the storm is not over yet and there are risks of flooding. he called it heartbreaking for the nation. mitt romney spoke today in ohio and wisconsin. in the same gym where he had previously scheduled a campaign rally. he will continue formal campaigning tomorrow. here is a look at our prime-time schedule, starting at 8:00 eastern, a look at the current and future state of investigating -- investigative reporting. then onto purrs and online ceo's talk about crowd sourcing which aims to help people manufacture and distribute products without needing a physical plant. then poverty in america and the role government plays helping to stop it. >> these are the stories your textbooks left out. they're great stories about real people in american history. very important moment that we don't know about. the first pilgrims in americ
hurricane sandy blue through overnight. president obama will travel to new jersey to view damage from the storm along with new jersey gov. chris christie. he visited the red cross headquarters today, saying the storm is not over yet and there are risks of flooding. he called it heartbreaking for the nation. mitt romney spoke today in ohio and wisconsin. in the same gym where he had previously scheduled a campaign rally. he will continue formal campaigning tomorrow. here is a look at our...
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he talks about the response to hurricane sandy. gov. ronnie gave the republican address this week. he talked about the u.s. economy and the presidential election. >> this weekend, millions of americans are still picking up the pieces from one of the worst storms in our history. i toured new jersey with governor chris cristie and witness the devastation firsthand. it is heartbreaking. families have lost loved ones. entire communities have been wiped away. even the first responders to repeatedly put themselves in harm's way have had losses of their own. today, i ask everyone to keep them in your prayers. as president, and promised them this. your country will be there for as long as it takes to recover and rebuild. throughout the week, i have been in constant contact with governors and mayors in affected areas who are doing an excellent job in extraordinary circumstances. we owe the first responders to have been working around-the- clock our deepest gratitude. our first priority is to make sure if the communities have everything they need to recover from the storm. i ordered that res
he talks about the response to hurricane sandy. gov. ronnie gave the republican address this week. he talked about the u.s. economy and the presidential election. >> this weekend, millions of americans are still picking up the pieces from one of the worst storms in our history. i toured new jersey with governor chris cristie and witness the devastation firsthand. it is heartbreaking. families have lost loved ones. entire communities have been wiped away. even the first responders to...
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the other is a relief package for those areas affected by hurricane sandy. live work on the senate are companion network c-span2. and discussions continue over the so-called fiscal cliff. negotiations continue. nobel laureate and a burmese opposition leader aung san suu kyi accepted the congressional gold medal in september. she said it represents the aspirations of the burmese people for a democratic transition. we will also hear from secretary of state hillary clinton and former first lady laura bush. >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the united states house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. >> ladies and all men, good afternoon and welcome to the capital. this is a great day for the american people, and we are happy to welcome you here today. gold medals are the highest level of appreciation for distinguished achievement. the first congressional gold medal was awarded to general george washington in 1776 for liberating the city of boston. today, we will present a congressional gold medal to aung san suu kyi in recognition of her effort
the other is a relief package for those areas affected by hurricane sandy. live work on the senate are companion network c-span2. and discussions continue over the so-called fiscal cliff. negotiations continue. nobel laureate and a burmese opposition leader aung san suu kyi accepted the congressional gold medal in september. she said it represents the aspirations of the burmese people for a democratic transition. we will also hear from secretary of state hillary clinton and former first lady...
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sandy will ask it. >> mr. president, there has been a lot of talk about harry truman in this campaign, so much so that i will seeim named as the next commissioner of baseball tomorrow morning. if mr. truman didn't have to do with, he didn't have to deal with drugs. americans are alarmed about drug related crimes in cities and suburbs, and your administration is not the first to have grappled with this, and are you at all of a mind that maybe it ought to go to another level, if not to what is advocated by william f. buckley jr. , legalization between there and where we are now? >> no. i don't think that's the right answer. i don't believe legalizing narcotics is the answer. i just don't believe that's the answer. i do believe that there is some fairly good news out there. the use of cocaine, for example, by teenagers is dramically wn, but we've got to keep fighting on this war against drugs. we're doing a little better in interdiction. many of the countries below that used to say, "well, this the united states
sandy will ask it. >> mr. president, there has been a lot of talk about harry truman in this campaign, so much so that i will seeim named as the next commissioner of baseball tomorrow morning. if mr. truman didn't have to do with, he didn't have to deal with drugs. americans are alarmed about drug related crimes in cities and suburbs, and your administration is not the first to have grappled with this, and are you at all of a mind that maybe it ought to go to another level, if not to what...
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that sandy hoook thing was such a crushing event for all of us. we have to think this stuff through more. host: have you ever had the opportunity to use your weapon or to pull it out? caller: not since vietnam. host: scott, good morning. caller: i believe the gun laws should be changed. these gun-free zones should go away. if you want to change the gun laws, those zones should go way. if i am not mistaken, the ar-15 was in the car. it was not even used in the massacre. host: what kind of weapon do you own? caller: i carry a 380 lcp. i use an 870 remington pump for home defense. i use a hunting rifle which has the same caliber as an ar-15. i have had to show it one time and the fellow changed his mind about wanting to get in my car with me. host: front page of "the washington times" regarding the commission that president obama announced yesterday -- fort pierce, florida, good morning to you. do you think gun laws should be changed? color coat yes,i d. do.er: yes, i we used to go hunting, me and my friends, all the time. i cannot understand why we
that sandy hoook thing was such a crushing event for all of us. we have to think this stuff through more. host: have you ever had the opportunity to use your weapon or to pull it out? caller: not since vietnam. host: scott, good morning. caller: i believe the gun laws should be changed. these gun-free zones should go away. if you want to change the gun laws, those zones should go way. if i am not mistaken, the ar-15 was in the car. it was not even used in the massacre. host: what kind of weapon...
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sandy hook is only the latest tragedy. more horrendous than anything i thought could happen in the united states of america. these massacres are happening in our shopping malls, our movie theaters, our businesses in our offices. in the only thing consistent and all of them is the guns. i would like to introduce one of our co-sponsors of the legislation we hope to introduce a lot with the house of representatives, the senior senator from the greek state of connecticut going -- the great state of connecticut going through a difficult time. >> thank you. let me first thank you for your leadership going back to 1993 and before when i was speaking to advocate in the state of connecticut a similar law to the one adopted here banning assault weapons. this has been a heroin, terrific week in the state of connecticut, culminating in today's moment of silence at 9:30. the end of the week and i spent the better part of the time meeting with first responders, families, going to funerals and wakes and speaking with ordinary people of n
sandy hook is only the latest tragedy. more horrendous than anything i thought could happen in the united states of america. these massacres are happening in our shopping malls, our movie theaters, our businesses in our offices. in the only thing consistent and all of them is the guns. i would like to introduce one of our co-sponsors of the legislation we hope to introduce a lot with the house of representatives, the senior senator from the greek state of connecticut going -- the great state of...
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unfortunately there have been fatalities as a consequence of hurricane sandy, and it's not clear that we have counted up all the fatalities at this point. obviously this is something that is heartbreaking for the entire nation, and we certainly feel profoundly for the families who have been uprooted and will be going through some very tough times over the next several days, perhaps weeks and months. the most important message i have for them is that america is waiting. we are standing behind you, and we will do everything we can to help you get back on your feet. earlier today i had a conversation with the governors, and many of the mayors in the affected areas, including gov. christie, cuomo, and bloomberg. want to praise them for the extraordinary work they have done. sadly we are getting more experience with these big- impact storms along the east coast, in the preparation shows. for it not for the outstanding work of day in their teens, we could have seen more deaths and property damage. they have done extraordinary work, working around the clock. coordination between state and lo
unfortunately there have been fatalities as a consequence of hurricane sandy, and it's not clear that we have counted up all the fatalities at this point. obviously this is something that is heartbreaking for the entire nation, and we certainly feel profoundly for the families who have been uprooted and will be going through some very tough times over the next several days, perhaps weeks and months. the most important message i have for them is that america is waiting. we are standing behind...
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i would like to say rest in peace for those in sandy hook. i think there is too much time spent focusing on the problems and not on the solutions. i think if they had a gun buyback program or they are given incentives -- where they are given incentives. either way, you had a voucher system like when you buy housing or basic living needs or child support, people would turn in their guns. this allows people to -- the reason people are buying guns is because they are terrified. they would willingly pay because they will not have to worry so much about losing their homes and they could pay for their child support and school loans. guest: one of your comments is absolutely right. the answer is or isn't everybody's level of income and producing good paying jobs across this country. the real solution is to have good paying jobs. high paying jobs and an educational system that will help people have the skills to be able to fulfill those good paying jobs and provide this opportunities for folks. the gun buyback programs have created more problems beca
i would like to say rest in peace for those in sandy hook. i think there is too much time spent focusing on the problems and not on the solutions. i think if they had a gun buyback program or they are given incentives -- where they are given incentives. either way, you had a voucher system like when you buy housing or basic living needs or child support, people would turn in their guns. this allows people to -- the reason people are buying guns is because they are terrified. they would...
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also in the aftermath of super storm sandy, here is "the new york post" this morning -- below that is a story with the headline -- our coverage today will continue, a review of fema's prepared this in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. that hearing will be live on 10:00 a.m. on c-span3 this morning with the fema administrator. back to your phone calls. a democratic caller, good morning to you. caller: yes. good morning. i just have a few things to say. the government could put a freeze on a lot of things. if they puts a freeze on these things, i would give the peopl e time to spend money. also, they are talking about medicare. i don't understand why medicare has to be a big thing. i pay medicare every month. $100 comes out of my check for medicare. i am not understanding why medicare is such a big problem when we have paid into medicare. the government is not giving us anything. that is all i wanted to say. host: the front page of "the washington post" -- itss about aarp anand lobbying efforts. that is an "the washington post" today about the aarp. here is the politico story. it says h
also in the aftermath of super storm sandy, here is "the new york post" this morning -- below that is a story with the headline -- our coverage today will continue, a review of fema's prepared this in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. that hearing will be live on 10:00 a.m. on c-span3 this morning with the fema administrator. back to your phone calls. a democratic caller, good morning to you. caller: yes. good morning. i just have a few things to say. the government could put a freeze...
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sandy is unique in a number of ways. it is certainly not common for a system to come in at this strength. but if you look back in history, tropical cyclones have come up the east coast many times in the past. the whole east coast is vulnerable to storm surges and hurricanes. look at isabel in 2003 that came in a little bit further south and had all the storm surge. it has taken a different path, going it in a different direction than this one is. every storm is unique. this is not 100 percent unprecedented, but certainly not common to have a system of this magnitude coming from this direction at this time of year, and what makes this nearly unprecedented and very unusual is the transition to oppose best tropical cyclone and all the different hazards you have in one time. >> i think this is the only time i know of with the hurricane as strong and getting snow and west virginia. the combination of the winter process upstream with the tropical storm is certainly unprecedented to get the amount of snow we're still expecting
sandy is unique in a number of ways. it is certainly not common for a system to come in at this strength. but if you look back in history, tropical cyclones have come up the east coast many times in the past. the whole east coast is vulnerable to storm surges and hurricanes. look at isabel in 2003 that came in a little bit further south and had all the storm surge. it has taken a different path, going it in a different direction than this one is. every storm is unique. this is not 100 percent...
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we just had hurricane sandy on the east coast. there is a perfect example where if you put people to work, but all of our wires and power lines underground. they can build the economy. i think the republicans talk a good game. they found out, america is not the america of cleavers. this is a multiracial society, and it is only getting more. get in line, or we have seen the last of the republican party. host: thank you for the call from rhode island. a few other facebook comments this morning. we will go now to seth from oklahoma on the republican line. what are your priorities for the second time? caller: right now i am a server at the hili's chain. i see polls all the time before the presidential race. i do not make judgments. i can see an amount of people that i meet that have seen what obama has done for them. two people have college degrees and they cannot find a job. three people going to vacation all school and they cannot get in the -- they cannot get -- vocational school and they cannot get on at the air force base. the pe
we just had hurricane sandy on the east coast. there is a perfect example where if you put people to work, but all of our wires and power lines underground. they can build the economy. i think the republicans talk a good game. they found out, america is not the america of cleavers. this is a multiracial society, and it is only getting more. get in line, or we have seen the last of the republican party. host: thank you for the call from rhode island. a few other facebook comments this morning....
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host: any fallout or benefit from hurricane sandy for the candidates? becomingthink it's clear that this has been a plus for president obama. how big, we will see. if you are the incumbents and you're in a tough race, what do you want to do? you want to look presidential. that's a great advantage of incumbency. that is precisely the way he has looked, with the help of his new best friend chris christie. i guess bill clinton will have to step aside. he was the president's new best friend. now it's chris christie. with that bipartisan blessing, the president looks good. for mitt romney, he was pushed off the stage. this storm was a kind of circuit breaker for about three days. momentum, at least according to the romney camp, had been building up for romney. you lose that. politics is not just about the national voter choice. there's a big dial-up emotions included in this. i think the air went out of the balloon to a certain degree for romney during those three days. does he have time to regen? of course. we are back in the campaign today and will be back
host: any fallout or benefit from hurricane sandy for the candidates? becomingthink it's clear that this has been a plus for president obama. how big, we will see. if you are the incumbents and you're in a tough race, what do you want to do? you want to look presidential. that's a great advantage of incumbency. that is precisely the way he has looked, with the help of his new best friend chris christie. i guess bill clinton will have to step aside. he was the president's new best friend. now...
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and again, he got an update on hurricane sandy. the turnout is heavy in new york and new jersey despite the storm on the follow-up to the storm. our c-span cameras on election day are covering the response in northern virginia. high school in mclean, virginia. a look at the line at the polling place in langley high school. a tweet -- "yeah, voting is a pain, but for a lot of people, standing in that line is a dream unfulfilled." >> the big things that people have been talking about in this election cycle, the influence of outside money on the race, and the three senate races where there's this huge influx of outside money, ohio, florida, and virginia, which are big battlegrounds. the democratic candidates who are getting the brunt of the outside spending are sort of expected to win in all of those races at this point. virginia is the closest, probably. ohio, some polls have showed closer, but the interesting thing will be watching those races, and, you know, if all those democrats win, what does that mean for the outside cash? is t
and again, he got an update on hurricane sandy. the turnout is heavy in new york and new jersey despite the storm on the follow-up to the storm. our c-span cameras on election day are covering the response in northern virginia. high school in mclean, virginia. a look at the line at the polling place in langley high school. a tweet -- "yeah, voting is a pain, but for a lot of people, standing in that line is a dream unfulfilled." >> the big things that people have been talking...
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. -- tirelessly following hurricane sandy. more details about the trip will be announced when they are available. >> new york city or new york area? >> new york area. >> earlier today the president convened a call with homeland security, fema chief of staff and other senior members of his team. on the call the president received an update on the latest response and recovery efforts in the affected area. he also heard from fema administrator on the latest efforts to meet the continuing power and fuel challenges facing affected communities as well as ongoing work of the governors and their teams for housing solutions for the families. administrator is in new york surveying damage and ongoing response recovery efforts t. president directed his team to bring all available resources to bear to support our state and local partners and not allow red tape to stand in the way of federal support that can be provided t. president will continue to receive updates on the response and recovery efforts from his team. and with that i'll take
. -- tirelessly following hurricane sandy. more details about the trip will be announced when they are available. >> new york city or new york area? >> new york area. >> earlier today the president convened a call with homeland security, fema chief of staff and other senior members of his team. on the call the president received an update on the latest response and recovery efforts in the affected area. he also heard from fema administrator on the latest efforts to meet the...
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laughter] i know many of you and your friends and neighbors are recovering from the events of hurricane sandy -- i want to let you know our thoughts are with everyone who has suffered during the storm and its aftermath. it has been a very challenging time for new york city. i think you have shown quite a bit of fortitude in coming back and getting back to business. my remarks today are going to focus on the reasons for the disappointingly slow pace of economic recovery in the united states, and the policy actions that have been taken by the federal open market committee to support the economy. in addition, i will discuss important economic challenges our country faces as we close out 2012 and move into 2013, in particular the challenge of putting federal government finances on a sustainable path and the longer run while avoiding actions that would endanger the economic recovery in the near term. the economy is continuing to recover from the financial crisis and recession, but the pace of the recovery has been slower than fomc participants and others had hoped or anticipated when i spoke here
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it regards changes in pulling site because of super sandy. -- superstorm sandy. jamestown, north carolina. thanks for waiting. this is republican line joe. hello. caller: yes, good morning. i'm not going to keep you long. what i'm going to say is that when i talked with mitt romney, when i saw mitt romney out there, i've watched mitt romney for a long time and all of it's weapon. i'm very satisfied and i'm very confident that he's made it and he made it the right way and the wrong way. i'm not jealous and i'm glad that he's been blessed. also no -- when he talked about jeep and the united autoworkers and chrysler, he was correct. it was put down during a conference last week. i know that when you are an investor, you do have certain rights and you do have certain laws under the tax code and there's a lot of things that i could just sit here and talk about but i'm not. i'm going to let somebody else hold the ring. host: so why have you decided to vote or not vote? caller: well, i'm going to vote. and i'm voting for mitt romney. but here is the deal. to vote for ba
it regards changes in pulling site because of super sandy. -- superstorm sandy. jamestown, north carolina. thanks for waiting. this is republican line joe. hello. caller: yes, good morning. i'm not going to keep you long. what i'm going to say is that when i talked with mitt romney, when i saw mitt romney out there, i've watched mitt romney for a long time and all of it's weapon. i'm very satisfied and i'm very confident that he's made it and he made it the right way and the wrong way. i'm not...
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we just had hurricane sandy on the east coast. there is a perfect example where if you put people to work, but all of our wires and power lines underground. they can build the economy. i think the republicans talk a good game. they found out, america is not the america of cleavers. this is a multiracial society, and it is only getting more. get in line, or we have seen the last of the republican party. host: thank you for the call from rhode island. a few other facebook comments this morning. budget reduction, immigration reform and education -- we will go now to seth from oklahoma on the republican line. what are your priorities for the second time? caller: right now i am a server at the hili's chain. i see polls all the time before the presidential race. i do not make judgments. i can see an amount of people that i meet that have seen what obama has done for them. two people have college degrees and they cannot find a job. three people going to vacation all school and they cannot get in the -- they cannot get -- vocational schoo
we just had hurricane sandy on the east coast. there is a perfect example where if you put people to work, but all of our wires and power lines underground. they can build the economy. i think the republicans talk a good game. they found out, america is not the america of cleavers. this is a multiracial society, and it is only getting more. get in line, or we have seen the last of the republican party. host: thank you for the call from rhode island. a few other facebook comments this morning....
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just ask sandy why that is important. when the economy took a dive of years ago, she took a pay cut. not long after that, she lost her job. today she is working in wisconsin. she just received a promotion. g3 is one of those companies that added jobs in the past year, and now the honor said he likes the way we're moving our state forward and he is more committed since the last election. without our positive changes he told me he would not have had the confidence to grow business in wisconsin. improving the business climate is not only good for small business owners, it is good for people like sandy and her family. we need more stories like hers in america because the last couple of years have been pretty tough. like many places across the country come up wisconsin lost more than 100,000 jobs from 2008 to 2010. unemployment topped out at to over 9% because of our reforms, wisconsin has added thousands of new jobs and unemployment rate is down from when i first took office. equally as important, we improve the economic clim
just ask sandy why that is important. when the economy took a dive of years ago, she took a pay cut. not long after that, she lost her job. today she is working in wisconsin. she just received a promotion. g3 is one of those companies that added jobs in the past year, and now the honor said he likes the way we're moving our state forward and he is more committed since the last election. without our positive changes he told me he would not have had the confidence to grow business in wisconsin....
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devastation in new york and new jersey that we experience in the past three weeks because of super storm sandy. the larger issue of -- host: the president talked about economic growth and listen to what he has to say and we will get your response. [video clip] >> the american people will continue to be focused on our economy, jobs, and growth. he message is that we are going to ignore jobs and growth to address climate change, i do not think anyone will go for that. i will not go for that. host: mr. komanoff? guest: in a month and a half, on january 1, the payroll tax holiday that we in a thick -- that we enacted several years ago is set to expire. that is about as big a job killing and growth killing development as we can imagine. we have to find revenue to extend the payroll tax holiday. one place we can find that revenue is through a carbon tax. there is no contradiction between tax and carbon emissions and saving the climate and promoting growth and increasing jobs and employment at the same time. host: here is our first call rom alabama on the democrats' line. caller: i give you an b + on
devastation in new york and new jersey that we experience in the past three weeks because of super storm sandy. the larger issue of -- host: the president talked about economic growth and listen to what he has to say and we will get your response. [video clip] >> the american people will continue to be focused on our economy, jobs, and growth. he message is that we are going to ignore jobs and growth to address climate change, i do not think anyone will go for that. i will not go for...
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host: from new jersey, one of several states still dealing with fallout from hurricane sandy. new york is another. here is the story from "the new york times." telling the damage from a brutal storm, the governor will be asking the federal governor -- government for $30 billion in disaster aid for areas ravaged by hurricane sandy. here are some of the more costly expenses. host: that is a picture of governor cuomo with members of the new york fire department special operations, still dealing with clean up and recovery efforts in new york. from go now to barbara, missouri. did i get the name right there, barbara? caller: it is [unintelligible] host: sorry about that. caller: my comment is more about the investigation itself. who authorized this? sounds like this woman had her friend, an fbi agent, start reading e-mails. the other thing that sounded strange to me about it was that these fbi agents spoke directly to eric cantor in the house. is there not something like a chain of command? where fbi agents who are at superiors would have gone to their superiors? sounds like kind o
host: from new jersey, one of several states still dealing with fallout from hurricane sandy. new york is another. here is the story from "the new york times." telling the damage from a brutal storm, the governor will be asking the federal governor -- government for $30 billion in disaster aid for areas ravaged by hurricane sandy. here are some of the more costly expenses. host: that is a picture of governor cuomo with members of the new york fire department special operations, still...
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it would unconscienable without voting on sandy. and the strong bipartisan support -- we got 12 votes from the republicans. the fact that three democrats that couldn't be here were here. we could have had 64 votes. we still got more than 60 even with those three absences shows how important this bill was, the strong waurn vote gives an impetus to the bill and says to speaker boehner, this bill has bipartisan support not only in the senate but we know in the house. please move it. do not ignore the needs of new yorkers, new jerseyites and others who have suffered. we have a desperate situation still in new york. we have billions and billions of dollars in damage. we have homeowners waiting, watching to see if this bill would pass so that they could begin to think of getting help to rebuild their homes. we have small business owners, watching, waiting to see if this bill will pass, to see if they can get help to get their businesses going. we have governments both large and small, the state of new york city dwovet -- government and so
it would unconscienable without voting on sandy. and the strong bipartisan support -- we got 12 votes from the republicans. the fact that three democrats that couldn't be here were here. we could have had 64 votes. we still got more than 60 even with those three absences shows how important this bill was, the strong waurn vote gives an impetus to the bill and says to speaker boehner, this bill has bipartisan support not only in the senate but we know in the house. please move it. do not ignore...
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coming up in a few minutes, we are expecting an update on hurricane sandy from fema. in the meantime, new jersey rep lobiondo on how things are in his district. >> frank lobiondo represents a currency itself new jersey. i want to get a sense in your district in how it is today. how bad is it in southern new jersey? guest: new jersey has been hit very hard. i have the lower third of the state, the second congressional district. we have a lot of damage. the atlantic is sending casinos are still down and there is a ban on residents returning to atlantic's city. some of the other barrier islands have allowed residents to return. the storm has caused infrastructure problems with the water and sewer. there're a lot of people out of electricity and it's getting pretty cold that night. i was able to go up with the coastguard on a helicopter tour. we have it from the delaware memorial bridge down into the delaware bay and there's tremendous damage. i was on the ground yesterday. one small community, more the and 20 homes in the bay, just terrible destruction and a massive clea
coming up in a few minutes, we are expecting an update on hurricane sandy from fema. in the meantime, new jersey rep lobiondo on how things are in his district. >> frank lobiondo represents a currency itself new jersey. i want to get a sense in your district in how it is today. how bad is it in southern new jersey? guest: new jersey has been hit very hard. i have the lower third of the state, the second congressional district. we have a lot of damage. the atlantic is sending casinos are...
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sandy is commenting on facebook and that's @c-span. "the first amendment is clear regarding separation of church and state. in considering my family or original settlers that funded the revolutionary war, we should remember the country was founded by those escaping religious persecution and not restrict anyone from practicing their religion." new castle, delaware, patrick, republican, go ahead. caller: i feel we're still being attacked many times. we have this football player named tim tebow and he has a habit of kneeling down on the sidelines during the game. he's attacked constantly and vilified and demonized and humiliated and ridiculed, especially by the black sportscaster. this is a disgrace. white christian should contact the networks that employ the black bigots and tell them to get rid of that. one of them, stephen smith, horrible man. host: do you think tim tebow has gotten a lot of popularity for that? caller: he's got a lot of popularity? he's got a lot of popularity because he's a damn good football player. host: michael is
sandy is commenting on facebook and that's @c-span. "the first amendment is clear regarding separation of church and state. in considering my family or original settlers that funded the revolutionary war, we should remember the country was founded by those escaping religious persecution and not restrict anyone from practicing their religion." new castle, delaware, patrick, republican, go ahead. caller: i feel we're still being attacked many times. we have this football player named...
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advice and counsel of so many good people in the 10th district of illinois, community leaders like sandy perl, steve shapiro, janet cohen, the carvers, richard stein, steve lavin, rabbi victor wise berg, mark sax and so many more, thanks to their passion we continue to work on preventing this iranian regime from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability. we advance many measures in this congress and i'm pleased to have the opportunity to act as a leading voice and a champion in congress for strengthening the sanctions on iran. so much energy has gone into these efforts, not just from me but from many members and i will continue to urge that the united states ratchet up the pressure on iran's nuclear ambitions until the threat is affirmatively and effectively dismantled. another focus of mine has been finding ways to strengthen the u.s.-israel relationship, whether it has been delivering speeches from the floor of the house chamber, drafting and introducing resolutions affirming israel's right to a secure border, traveling to israel and meeting with israeli officials, authoring letters and r
advice and counsel of so many good people in the 10th district of illinois, community leaders like sandy perl, steve shapiro, janet cohen, the carvers, richard stein, steve lavin, rabbi victor wise berg, mark sax and so many more, thanks to their passion we continue to work on preventing this iranian regime from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability. we advance many measures in this congress and i'm pleased to have the opportunity to act as a leading voice and a champion in congress for...
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. >> and sandy atoms of florida's 24th district. i am very disappointed, but it makes me more resolved to continue the fight to repeal this legislation. this is to raise your health care cost and interfere with your doctor's. it is impeding businesses from hiring people. this legislation must be repealed. i am committed to that. >> my name is jeff landry from louisiana. i am proud to be here with representative michele bachmann, sandy adams. at the end of the day, our founders relied on one group to solve our problems. it is not the supreme court. it was we, the people. it is time for the people to speak up and demand congress repeal this law and solve the problems that have been ailing this country for 30 years. my commitment to you is that i will continue despite and ensure we repeal is damaging legislation that now knows no limits to the federal government's power. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. i think he had it exactly right. a final check on the power for the government is the people. if you object to the law and overreac
. >> and sandy atoms of florida's 24th district. i am very disappointed, but it makes me more resolved to continue the fight to repeal this legislation. this is to raise your health care cost and interfere with your doctor's. it is impeding businesses from hiring people. this legislation must be repealed. i am committed to that. >> my name is jeff landry from louisiana. i am proud to be here with representative michele bachmann, sandy adams. at the end of the day, our founders...
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i would like to expand and revisit, i was watching "squawk box" this morning when sandy weil made his comments and then saw the crawler about glass steagall, and i was, like, did he specifically say that? he did go back and revisit it. i don't know if you've had a chance to see it or read it. certainly would like to then get your reaction, both here, but then more in-depth as i'm sure you will be looking at that time. so if you have any reaction or comment. >> i haven't seen those reports and i don't know exactly what he said and i don't know what he meant, but on the broader question about laying out to this committee the extent of the actions congress has authorized and taken to limit this risk, i would be happy to walk you all through that in as much detail as you like. i was getting to the too big to fail element and just whether the organizations are too big. . that is a widespread and common subject of concern and it's something that people will be looking at that time for a long period of time, but i do think it's important to recognize that we did force these to take much more
i would like to expand and revisit, i was watching "squawk box" this morning when sandy weil made his comments and then saw the crawler about glass steagall, and i was, like, did he specifically say that? he did go back and revisit it. i don't know if you've had a chance to see it or read it. certainly would like to then get your reaction, both here, but then more in-depth as i'm sure you will be looking at that time. so if you have any reaction or comment. >> i haven't seen...
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a storm like super storm sandy is a storm we have never seen before. it is due to industrial pollution from burning fossil fuels such as petroleum. some might question is this. how much responsibility does the petroleum industry willing to take for superstar sandy and other climate disasters that are looming on the horizon? how do you justify using billions of years of energy accumulation through your own individual wealth? thank you very much. guest: thank you for the question. the oil and natural gas industry are leaders in alternative forms of energy. we take our responsibility very seriously. we have invested more than the federal government in these different forms of energy over the past 10 years. we take second seat to nobody for energy future. we understand our role and are looking always for new energy forms. we have a vast diversity of energy that we produce. climate has been a discussion in the united states for the past decade or so. carbon emissions right now are at 1992 levels. the economy has slowed down and we need to get people back to
a storm like super storm sandy is a storm we have never seen before. it is due to industrial pollution from burning fossil fuels such as petroleum. some might question is this. how much responsibility does the petroleum industry willing to take for superstar sandy and other climate disasters that are looming on the horizon? how do you justify using billions of years of energy accumulation through your own individual wealth? thank you very much. guest: thank you for the question. the oil and...